Barley Farming

Iraq- Ninewa to plant wheat, barley

The head of the agriculture department in Ninewa said that a plan to grow wheat and barley in the province has been launched, adding that agricultural equipment has been distributed to local farmers for this purpose. "Wheat and...

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Wheat, barley acreage gains as rabi sowing picks up

Our Bureau Chennai, Nov. 20 The recent rains in the central parts seem to be playing a key role in rabi sowing with farmers in Madhya Pradesh going in for large-scale coverage of wheat and mustard (rapeseed). In fact as sowing...

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Uganda: Kitgum Wheat, Barley Farmers Need Market

Kampala — OVER 2,000 wheat and barley farmers in the Agoro hills in Kitgum district have said local traders offer low prices for their produce. They said as a result, many farmers had resorted to making kwete, a local brew, out...

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Tibetan farmer on road to better-off life

Wangdu, a farmer of Jilin Town, Rinbung County, Xigaze Prefecture, Tibet, was driving his walking-tractor to carry his highland barley from a threshing ground to his home yard. Palletized at one corner of the yard were a dozen...

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DNA of ancient lost barley could help modern crops cope with water stress

Researchers at the University of Warwick have recovered significant DNA information from a lost form of ancient barley that triumphed for over 3000 years seeing off: 5 changes in civilisation, water shortages and a much more...

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Plush: Pioneer California craft brewer goes out on a limb and offers terroir

By Bob Batz Jr., Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Sierra Nevada's Ken Grossman pours maple syrup into a batch of Life and Limb Ale, a collaborative project with Dogfish Head's Sam Calagione, background. The Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. in...

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Farm blaze burns wheat, barley

About 283 hectares of wheat and barley have burnt during a fire at Brim on Wednesday. The Country Fire Authority says the fire started at the property on Brim East School Road about 3.00pm (AEDT), when harvesting equipment...

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Higher malting barley prices are some way off

Malting barley growers will have to wait until 2011 before crop prices improve, commercial director of Crisp Malting Group , Bob King, told a recent Nickerson press briefing. The combination of high stock carryover and falling...

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US small grains estimates virtually unchanged

BISMARCK, N.D. — The U.S. Agriculture Department has revised its estimates for production of small grains such as wheat and barley but the changes are small. Estimated U.S. spring wheat production is down less than 1 percent...

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Farmer Focus Arable: David Shepherdson is in no rush to write fertiliser cheque

This year's oilseed rape crops really could not be more different from those we were observing 12 months ago. If anything, they are looking far too lush and could do with some sharp frosts to slow growth. Its always either too...

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